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College soccer: FGCU's Shak Adams picked by Nashville in third round of MLS SuperDraft

FGCU's Shak Adams advances with the ball during a game against USF last September.(Photo: Brad Young/Courtesy of FGCU Athletics)

FGCU senior men's soccer player Shak Adams became the fourth ever selected in the MLS SuperDraft, going to expansion Nashville in the third round with the 54th pick Monday.

Senior Kamar Marriott was the third, going to Sporting KC last year with the 21st overall pick. Rodrigo Saravia who was taken 19th overall by Columbus Crew SC back in 2016 and Nicolas Samayoa was the New England Revolution's fourth-round pick (98th overall) in 2018.

Adams will be going home. He is from Antioch, Tennessee, near Nashville and played at Cane Ridge High School. He was a three-time all-ASUN player for the Eagles, with a team-high five assists and added four goals. Adams is the program's all-time assist leader with 16 and is tied for most game-winning goals with eight. He is second in all-time points (62) and goals (23).

"Shak has consistently shown himself to be one of the most dynamic attacking players in the ASUN and in the region throughout his FGCU career," FGCU coach Jesse Cormier said in a school release after the season on Adams. "He's been a tremendous player over his four years and we look forward to him meeting the challenge at the pro level."